Steve Foley is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Foley in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Foley's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Steve Foley
Top 37% all-time linebackersHigh-End Starter
A quality linebacker with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 14 · #3394 · Role PlayerWorth 14 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 75% of all 4,612 ranked at the position. 4 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +3.5 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
4 cleared
2 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
47
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
4
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+3.5
Avg surplus
peak +7
4 seasons × ~3.5 surplus ≈ VORP 14
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping. Switch to Combined to fold the selected families into unified totals—yards from scrimmage, total TDs, touches.
1 grid split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1999 | — | CIN | 14 | — | 29 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3.5 | 12.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | — | CIN | 16 | — | 38 | 29 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4.0 | 13.0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | — | CIN | 11 | — | 37 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | — | HOU | 7 | — | 21 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | — | SD | 16 | — | 53 | 36 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | — | SD | 11 | — | 30 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 75 | — | 208 | 150 | 58 | 14 | 6 | 23.0 | 43.0 | 3 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 50 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 50 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 6 scored seasons.
48
Sustained
career value
×.6
51
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 49.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 50· confidence 98%
What builds the career mark of 48
On-field 31.6
Availability 16.4
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
1999bestavg 472005
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position11
Depth
of 100
Reached 12% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
12% of the all-time Sacks leader12
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 89%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average linebackers aging curve. Group peak age: 32. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Postseason Career
1 playoff gameDefense
Tkl5Solo3Ast2Sk1.5Dis1.5
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
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Reference Graph
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Takeo SpikesILB3yLorenzo NealFB3yCorey DillonRB3yOliver GibsonDT3yBrian SimmonsLB3yArtrell HawkinsFS3yCory HallFS3yMarco BattagliaTE3yReinard WilsonLB3yJevon LangfordDE3yGlen SteeleDT3yTony McGeeTE3yAdrian RossOLB3yNicolas LucheyRB3yCanute CurtisOLB3yRodney HeathDB3yAkili SmithQB3yDrew BreesQB2yPhilip RiversQB2yAntonio GatesTE2yKeenan McCardellWR2yDonnie EdwardsOLB2yQuentin JammerCB2yLaDainian TomlinsonRB2y
1998 Draft Class· this player went #75
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2005final season
Last recorded season with SD
- 2004team change
Joined SD (from HOU)
- 2003team change
Joined HOU (from CIN)
- 1998draft
Drafted by CIN — Round 3, Pick 75
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'4" / 265 lb
Frame
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →
Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 6-season peers. See all →
50
peak 51
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C1999
C+2000
C2001
D2003
C+2004
C2005
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.
78%
Era Translator
Tackles translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual Tackles | Tackles/G | → 2025 Tackles | → 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 29 | 2.1 | 25-4 | 1.5 |
| 2000 | 38 | 2.4 | 25-13 | 1.5 |
| 2001 | 37 | 3.4 | 37 | 2.2 |
| 2003 | 21 | 3 | 26+5 | 1.5 |
| 2004 | 53 | 3.3 | 34-19 | 2 |
| 2005 | 30 | 2.7 | 19-11 | 1.1 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 7/31/2026
Career Value · VORP
14 career value over replacement — #3394 all-time of 4,612. 2.3/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #75 (Rd 3) · CIN · 1998 · +10.7 vs expected KV-H
50actual
39.3 expected · Δ+10.7
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